Births
- January 17 – Maury Povich, talk show host
- February 6 – Mike Farrell, actor
- April 11 – Louise Lasser, actress
- April 23 – David Birney, actor
- April 23 – Lee Majors, actor
- April 27 – Judy Carne, comedian
- May 1 – Max Robinson, journalist (died 1988)
- May 25 – Dixie Carter, actress (died 2010)
- June 1 – Cleavon Little, actor (died 1992)
- June 9 – Dick Vitale, sportscaster
- August 29 – Joel Schumacher, film director
- September 1 – Lily Tomlin, comedian
- September 18 – Fred Willard, comedian
- September 29 – Larry Linville, actor (died 2000)
- October 27 – John Cleese, comedian
- November 20 – Dick Smothers, comedian
- December 27 – John Amos, actor
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